Charging Docks and Stations, the Ultimate XBox Stand, Fixing Busted Headphones and More

Part 2 of this week's Makers Roundup

Apple Watch & iPhone Charging Dock

Bob Clagett creates a handy desktop charging station for his iDevices:

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DIY Media Console

Ben Uyeda creates a platform for his turntable along with place for LPs and speakers beneath:

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Mortise Layout Tip

Nick Ferry shows us his neat trick for accurately marking the location of two mortises at once:

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Enclosed Charging Station

Ryan Nodwell of ShopBuilt creates a drawer-style charging station. He incorporates half-blind dovetails which he cuts using the bandsaw and a palm router:

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A Messy Headphone Cord Fix

Ben Brandt painstakingly repairs his son's headphones, making some key errors along the way. He's posted it so that you can learn from his mistakes and, errors aside, he still got them working in the end:

Part 1 of this week's Makers Roundup

Weekly Maker’s Roundup is a weekly list of our favorite builds, tips and tricks for makers. Ranging from classic to novel, practical to outrageous, these projects represent what making is all about—problem solving and having fun.

Laura Kampf embarks on a cool experiment for this week. To counter the litany of depressing news in the media, she spends four days to create four videos of her building a machine designed purely to make people smile

Part 2 of this week's Makers Roundup

Weekly Maker’s Roundup is a weekly list of our favorite builds, tips and tricks for makers. Ranging from classic to novel, practical to outrageous, these projects represent what making is all about—problem solving and having fun.

Part 1 of this week's Makers Roundup

Weekly Maker’s Roundup is a weekly list of our favorite builds, tips and tricks for makers. Ranging from classic to novel, practical to outrageous, these projects represent what making is all about—problem solving and having fun.